{Gluten-Free} Skillet Cornbread with Honey and Thyme
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Ingredients
  • CONRBREAD
  • 1¼ cups ground cornmeal
  • ¾ cup gluten free flour blend (or King Arthur's gluten-free flour blend plus ¼ tsp zanthan gum)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ⅓ cup whole milk
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 3 sprigs thyme, leaves removed, plus additional for garnish
  • 2 Tbl honey
  • HONEY BUTTER
  • 1 stick butter
  • ¼ cup honey
Instructions
  1. CORNBREAD
  2. Heat oven to 425 degrees and place a 10-inch cast iron skillet inside to heat it while you prepare the batter
  3. Melt butter in a small saucepan
  4. Whisk together cornmeal, gluten-free flour blend (plus xanthan gum, if needed), salt baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.
  5. Whisk all remaining items into the bowl, reserving about 1 tablespoon of butter for the skillet.
  6. Carefully remove the hot skillet from the oven and reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
  7. Coat the bottom and sides of the hot skillet with the remaining butter.
  8. Pour the batter into the skillet and place it in the center of the oven.
  9. Bake until the center is firm and a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
  10. Allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes and serve.
  11. HONEY BUTTER
  12. Whip together butter and honey and keep at room temperature until ready to serve. Store any remaining in the refrigerator.
Recipe by Jackie Ourman at http://jackieourman.com/gluten-free-skillet-cornbread-with-honey-and-thyme/